China’s Growing Orbit

Cambodia and Nepal are harbingers of Beijing’s emerging influence
For the last eight years I have lived in South and Southeast Asia – in Bangladesh, Cambodia and now Nepal. I have yet to visit China, but China has come to me. From being invisible to those of us living beyond its borders, a large but not imposing presence, it has become a rival to the United States across the region.

Dominic Cardy is the Chief of Staff at New Brunswick's Official Opposition Party and former Leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. He is also a member of the Inroads editorial board. Read More